The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 47 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte EUGENE R. ZEHLER __________ Appeal No. 2001-1249 Application 08/658,341 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before KIMLIN, OWENS and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from the refusal to allow claims 8, 16, 24- 29, 31-34 and 40-44 as amended after final rejection. These are all of the claims remaining in the application. THE INVENTION The appellant’s claimed invention is directed toward a grease formulation which includes a base stock and a thickener. Claim 27 is illustrative: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007